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Review: Eye in the Sky

Gavin Hood's military drama is an impressive achievement.

Tuesday 20 March 2012

The Devil Inside Review

Oh dear. That's 88 minutes of my life I'm never going to see again. The Devil Inside is by far one of the worst horror films ever, and one of the worst films I've ever seen.


So first of all - the plot. It's boring, unrealistic and at some points just plain nonsensical. It focuses around Isabella Rossi - daughter of Maria Rossi - a woman who killed 3 people during an excorcism in the late 80s.

For some reason - after 15 years of living without a mother - she decides she wants to help out her mum, who's in a mental instituition in Rome. She goes there, enlists the help of 2 priests to help get her mum excorcised....again. The plot isn't original, and because of it is very predictable. By around half way through it was easy to guess what was going to happen, and that just takes the fun out of telling a story.
And just as the plot does start to gain some momentum it ends. And oh is it a stinker of an ending. It just feels like after 88 minutes of being bored, the writers give you a massive slap in the face.

Plus the character's are ridiculous. Isabella seems to have only 1 working brain cell in her skull as she doesn't seem to get the picture that her mum is a murderous psycho bitch. And, the 2 priests that help Isabella out have a very "devil may care" attitude (no pun intended) to not just the Vatican and its rules but also Christianity in general - and that makes it hard to believe in these character's at all.



Another reason these character's are hard to believe in is because the actors portraying them aren't really given a chance to shine at all. I believe they do have potential, but they weren't given a chance to use it. The film's script has many poor moments, and the decision to make the film like a documentary really weakened it as a whole. Why? Because it doesn't bring anything to the movie. It's like the people behind this turd of a film were trying to make it more realistic, but it just doesn't work - everything about this from the opening writing that reads: "The Vatican didn't help make this film" reeks of bullshit.

Add in the fact that this film genuinely isn't scary at all and you've got one bad movie. There are bloody bits, and gross bits but none of it is scary. Watching a possessed woman hump the air whilst having a period (an ACTUAL SCENE in this movie) is disgusting, but it's not scary.

There's not really any redeeming feature I can think of about this movie. It isn't scary, the plot is dull, the ending is lazy, the acting and script are very weak - and the whole thing reeks of bullshit. Spend your money somewhere else. Please.



Our video review of The Devil Inside:


Friday 16 March 2012

GAME Bafta Awards 2012: The Winners

The annual GAME Bafta's took place tonight and it was another great show. Dara O' Briain did a great job hosting, with Portal 2, Batman: Arkham City, and Battlefield 3 among the winners! Full list inside!


Best Story:

Winner: Portal 2
Other Nominees: Batman: Arkham City, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, LA Noire, Skyrim, and Uncharted 3


Best Original Music:

Winner: L.A Noire
Other Nominees: Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Batman: Arkham City, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Skyrim, and Uncharted 3



Audio Achievement:

Winner: Battlefield 3
Other Nominees: Batman: Arkham City, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Dead Space 2, The Nightjar, and Uncharted 3


Best Design:

Winner: Portal 2
Other Nominees: Batman: Arkham City, L.A Noire, LittleBigPlanet 2, Super Mario 3D Land, and Skyrim


Game Innovation:

Winner: LittleBigPlanet 2
Other Nominees: Bastion, Child of Eden, From Dust, L.A Noire, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword



Best Strategy:

Winner: Total War: Shogun 2
Other Nominees: Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Football Manager 2012, From Dust, and Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars


Mobile & Handheld:

Winner: Peggle HD
Other Nominees: Dead Space iOS, Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint, Quarrel, Super Mario 3D Land, and The Nightjar



The GAME Award 2011:

Winner: Battlefield 3
Other Nominees: Batman: Arkham City, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, FIFA 2012, L.A Noire, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Minecraft, Portal 2, Skyrim, and Uncharted 3


Best Action:

Winner: Batman: Arkham City
Other Nominees: Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Portal 2, and Uncharted 3


BAFTA Ones to Watch Award:

Winner: Tick Tock Toys
Other Nominees: Joust, and Dreamweaver


Best Online - Browser:

Winner: Monstermind
Other Nominees: Gardens of Time, I am Playr, Global Resistance, Skylanders: Spyro's Universe and The Sims Social


Artistic Achievement:

Winner: Rayman: Origins
Other Nominees: Batman: Arkham City, L.A Noire, LittleBigPlanet 2, Skyrim, and Uncharted 3


The BAFTA Special Award:

Winner: Notch (Minecraft Creator)


Sports/Fitness:

Winner: Kinect Sports: Season 2
Other Nominees: Dance Central 2, DiRT 3, F1 2011, FIFA 2012, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012


Online Multiplayer:

Winner: Battlefield 3
Other Nominees: Assassin's Creed: Revelation's, Dark Souls, Gears of War 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and LittleBigPlanet 2


Debut Game:

Winner: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Other Nominees: Bastion, Eufloria, L.A Noire, Monstermind, and Rift



Family Game:

Winner: LittleBigPlanet 2
Other Nominees: Dance Central 2, Kinect Sports: Season 2, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, and Mario Kart 7


Best Performer:

Winner: Mark Hamill (The Joker - Batman: Arkham City)
Other Nominees: Aaron Staton (Cole Phelps - L.A Noire), Nolan North (Nathan Drake - Uncharted 3), Stephen Fry (Narrator - LittleBigPlanet 2), Stephen Merchant (Wheatley - Portal 2), and Togo Igawa (Dipolomat, Advisor, Military General - Total War: Shogun 2)  


Best Game:

Winner: Portal 2
Other Nominees: Batman: Arkham City, FIFA 2012, L.A Noire, Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword